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Sun, 28 Jul 2013, 15:56 PM

Super Gas Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 767G Gerald Turczyn Jr.                   6173 Ken Mostowich                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.023  9.853 164.29                    -0.003  9.901 169.49
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.047             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Lindemann ) 0.036  9.932  0.032      (R Kelly Jr  ) 0.010  9.911  0.011
E3    (G Martin    ) 0.019  9.948  0.048      (R Naber     ) 0.030  9.951  0.051
E2    (D Daniel    ) 0.026  9.921  0.021      (S Parsons   ) 0.001  9.912  0.012
E1    (D Pearson   ) 0.031  9.912  0.012      (S Apted     ) 0.003  9.890 -0.010
 Qualified:            #13  9.912  0.012                       #34  9.890 -0.010

Mostowich is too quick on the tree and turned on the red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7047 Mike Blodgett Jr.                    6832 Don Anderson                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.035  9.863 142.94                     0.114  9.839 160.63
         S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.037             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.061
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Wood      ) 0.149  9.893 -0.007      (M Perivolari) 0.088  9.910  0.010
E3    (E DeStaute  ) 0.022  9.986  0.086      (J Galati    ) 0.018  9.925  0.025
E2    (D Nuest     ) 0.039  9.880 -0.020      (S Steele    ) 0.067  9.937  0.037
E1    (C Geise     ) 0.004  9.912  0.012      (J Brink     ) 0.036  9.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #12  9.912  0.012                        #5  9.905  0.005

Blodgett Jr. with the starting line advantage and wins the double-breakout affair. Blodgett Jr. will get the bye into the final.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 731 Rick Beckstrom               
E5                                            ****WINNER****  0.005  9.897 171.82
                                                   S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E4                                           (S Williams  ) 0.033  9.927  0.027
E3                                           (D LaFleur   ) 0.006  9.944  0.044
E2                                           (R Souza     ) 0.046  9.938  0.038
E1                                           (R Nicholas  ) 0.039  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:                                                      #26  9.928  0.028

Beckstrom will face Turczyn Jr. in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink